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They already reuse 40% of their indoor water and go to great lengths to limit outdoor water, and outside this drought, haven't needed to increase their allotmen
by ec109685 11y ago
They already reuse 40% of their indoor water and go to great lengths to limit outdoor water, and outside this drought, haven't needed to increase their allotment of water from the Colorado River.
What do you suggest they do with their water supply instead of powering their economy? Use it for farming? Give it to Los Angeles? Keep it for a non rainy day?
- spilk 11y agoNevada is only allocated 4% of the flow from the river. The other 96% is allocated downstream. I don't think Las Vegas is the problem here.
- djcapelis 11y agoIt may seem unfair that California gets a larger percentage of water from the river than Nevada does, but remember that not only is California over a dozen times larger, California also grows much of the food Nevada (and the rest of the country) eats.